marrakech 课后习题答案
英语marrakech 课后答案
chant (n.) : a simple liturgical song in which a string of syllables or words is sung to each tune(礼拜仪式唱的)单调的歌
bier (n.) : a platform or portable framework on which a coffin or corpse is placed棺材架;尸体架
hack (v.) : break up(1and)with a hoe，mattock，etc.(用锄等)翻地，挖(土)
oblong (adj.) : longer than broad;elongated长方形的
lumpy (adj.) : full of lumps;covered with lumps多块状物的;凹凸不平的
hummocky (a.) : full of or looking like low，rounded hills布满小丘的;似小圆丘的
derelict (adj.) : deserted by the owner;abandoned;forsaken无主的;被遗弃的
lot (n.) : a plot of ground一块地
undifferentiated (adj.) : without clear qualities or distinctive characteristics无区别的;无显著特点的
mound (n.) : a heap or bank of earth，sand，etc.built over a grave，in a fortification，etc.土堆;堤;坟堆
prickly (adj.) : full of prickles多刺的
prickly pear : any of a genus of cactus plants having cylindrical or large，flat，oval stem joints and edible fruits仙人掌(属)
bumpy (adj.) : full of bumps;rough;jolting崎岖不平的;颠簸的;震摇的
gazelle (n.) : any of various small，swift，graceful antelopes瞪羚
hindquarter (n.) : either of the two hind legs and the adjoining loin of a carcass of veal，beef，lamb，etc.;[p1.]the hind part of a four—legged animal(牛、羊、猪等 的)后腿肉;[复](四肢动物的)后躯
nibble (v.) : take small，cautious，or gentle bites小口地咬;谨慎地咬(啃)
butt (v.) : strike or push with the head or horns：ram with the head(用头或角)撞击;顶撞
mid—air (n.) : any point in space，not in contact with the ground or other surface空中;上空
navvy (n.) : n unskilled laborer，as on canals，roads，etc.劳工;无特殊技术的工人
sidle (v.) : move sideways，esp.in a shy or stealthy manner(羞怯或偷偷地)侧身行走
stow (v.) : pack or store away;fill by packing in an orderly way装载;装进;收藏 municipality n.a city，town. etc.having its own incorporated government for local affairs自治市(或镇)
ghetto (n.) : (in certain European cities)a section to which Jews were formerly restricted(某些欧洲城市中从前的)犹太人居住区
sore (adj.) : giving or feeling physical pain;painful疼痛的;感到疼痛的
skull—cap (n.) : a light，closefitting，brimless cap，usually worn indoors(室内戴的)无沿便帽
infest (v.) : overrun or inhabit in large numbers，usually so as to be harmful or bothersome;swarm in or over(虫害等)侵扰;骚扰;蔓延
booth (n.) : a stall for the sale of goods，as at markets or fairs(市场或集市上的)货摊;摊店，摊棚
prehistoric (adj.) : pertaining to ancient times，very old-fashioned老式的;古旧的
warp (v.) : become bent or twisted out of shape变弯曲;变歪
frenzied (adj.) : full of uncontrolled excitement疯狂的，狂乱的
clamour (v.) : make a loud confused noise or shout;cry out喧嚷，喧嚣，吵闹
grope (v.) : feel or search about blindly，hesitantly，or uncertainly摸索;探索
self-contained (adj.) : having within oneself or itself all that is necessary;self-sufficient，as a community自给自足的
witchcraft (n.) : the power or practices of witches: black magic;sorcery巫术;魔法
square (adj.[colloq.]) : satisfying;solid;substantial[口]令人满意的;充实的
conspicuous (adj.) : attracting attention by being unexpected，unusual，outstanding惹人注目的，显眼的
grove (n.) : orchard果园
legionnaire (n.) : a member of a legion军团的成员
back—breaking (adj.) : requiring great physical exertion;very tiring费劲的;辛苦的，累人的
desolate (adj.) : uninhabited;deserted荒无人烟的，荒凉的
lucerne (n.) : a type of plant whose leaves grow in groups of three and which is used for feeding farm animals紫花苜蓿
fodder (n.) : gorse food for cattle，horses，sheep，etc. as cornstalks，hay and straw(牛、马、羊的)粗饲料;饲草
yoke (v.) : put a yoke on;join together;link用轭连起;连合;连结
harrow (n.) : a heavy frame with spikes or sharp—edged disks，drawn by a horse 0r tractor and used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground，covering seeds，rooting up weeds，etc.耙
furrow (n.) : a narrow groove made in the ground by a plow沟，畦;犁沟
trickle (n.) : the act of trickling;a slow，small flow滴，淌;细流 ;
习题全解
Ⅰ.
Marrakech: in west central Morocco, at the Northern foot of the high Atlas, 130 miles south of Casablanca, the chief seaport. The city renowned for leather goods, is one of the principal commercial centers of Morocco. It was founded in 1062 and was the capital of Morocco from then until 1147 and again from 1550 to 1660. It was captured by the French in 1912, when its modern growth began. It has extremely hot summers but mild winters. Yearly rainfall is 9 inches and limited to winter months. The city was formerly also called Morocco.
Morocco: Located in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Morocco is the farthest west of all the Arab countries. Rabat is the capital. The estimated population in 1973 was 15,600,000. About 2000 B. C. it was settled by Berber tribes, who have formed the basis of the population ever since. The Arabs invaded Morocco in the 7thcentury, bringing with them Islam. From the end of the 17thcentury until the early 19th century Morocco was almost entirely free from foreign influence. But in 1912, a Franco- Spanish agreement divided Morocco into 4 administrative zones. It gained independence in 1956 and became a constitutional monarchy in 1957. Morocco is a member of the United Nations, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of African Unity. Moroccans are mainly farmers (70%)who try to grow their own food. They often use camels, donkeys and mules to pull their plows. In the south a few tribesmen still, wander from place to place in the desert.
Ⅱ.
1. Here are five things he describes to show poverty- (a) the burial of the poor inhabitants (b)an Arab Navvy, an employee of the municipality, begging for a piece of bread (c)the miserable lives of the Jews in the ghettoes~ (d)cultivation of the poor soil; (e) the old women carrying fire wood.
2. See paragraphs 1 and 2.
3. All the imperialists build up their empires by treating the people in the colonies as animals instead of as human be rags.
4. Medieval ghettoes were probably like the Jewish quarters in Marrakech--overcrowded, thousands of people living in a narrow street, houses completely windowless, and the whole area dirty and unhygienic.
5. If Hitler were here, all the Jews would have been massacred.
6. Those who work with their hands are partly invisible. It’s only because of this that the starved countries of Asia and Africa are accepted as tourist resorts. The people are not treated as human beings, and it is on this fact that all colonial empires are in reality founded.
7. See paragraph 18.
8. The old woman was surprised because someone was taking notice of her and treating her as a human being. She accepted her status as an old woman, that is to say, as a beast of burden.
9 .Every white man thought. "How much longer can we go on kidding these people? How long before they turn their guns in the other direction?" They knew they could not go on fooling these black people any longer. Some day they would rise up in revolt and free themselves.
Ⅲ.
1. Yes, it is. In this essay Orwell denounces the evils of colonialism or imperialism by mercilessly exposing the poverty, misery and degradation of the native people in the colonies.
2. He manages to show that he is outraged at the spectacle of misery, first, through the appropriate use of words second, through the clever choice of the scenes he describes; third, through the tone in which he describes these scenes and finally, by contrasting the indignation at the cruel handling of the donkey with the unconcern towards the fate of the human beings.
3. Because that shows the cruel treatment the donkeys receive evokes a greater feeling of sympathy in the breasts of the white masters than the miserable fate of the people. This contrast have on the reader an effect that the people are not considered nor treated as human beings.
4. Paragraphs 4-7 could as well come after 8-15 as before. Other groups of paragraphs could be rearranged. This indicates that the whole passage is made up of various independent examples or illustrations of the people's poverty and suffering. The central theme--all colonial empires are in reality founded upon this fact--gives unity and cohesion to the whole essay.